Chapter 440: Incident in the Jingzhong Camp, Rebellion of the Northwest Army
"General Shen Tianci of the Jingzhong Camp is outside the palace gates, asking to see Prince Zhong."
Shen Zhao felt a sudden panic for no reason.
She quickly shouted outside the palace:
"Come in!"
The young eunuch walked in quickly, sweating profusely.
"Your Highness, a young general from the Jingzhong Camp, Shen Tianci, is outside the palace gates, begging to see Your Highness. From what I've seen... he's stained with blood, so something important must have happened."
Xie Yuheng also came over quickly, "What did General Shen say?"
The sister has already determined who it is. What matters now is that Shen Tianci is staying alive in the Jingzhong Camp and how the blood stains his body.
And the matter was so urgent that Shen Tianci came to the palace to look for Brother Chu.
Duke Xie couldn't help but frown. Something happened in the Jingzhong Camp!
The young eunuch replied:
"General Shen Xiao said that rebels had infiltrated the Jingzhong Camp and started a riot, and that the thieves had kidnapped Master Pang Da."
Shen Zhao and Xie Yuheng glanced at each other quickly.
The queen, the second prince, the thieves from Northern Qi and others have just been dealt with in the palace.
A riot broke out in the Jingzhong camp, and those people also captured Pang Yunjin.
If there is no connection between the two, she would never believe it even if she was beaten to death.
"Leave the palace immediately and go to the Jingzhong camp." Shen Zhao said as he was about to walk out of the palace.
Xie Yuheng gave her a worried look.
"Brother Chu, you are injured like this, can you go?"
"Yes! I've been injured for some time, it's not a problem." Chen Zhao said. Don't say that her injury was fake. Even if it was a real injury, as the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhong Camp, she would rush to the Jingzhong Camp to appease the people.
"Yuheng, you were injured today, so please stay in the palace."
Xie Yuheng wanted to say something, but Shen Zhao stopped him.
"This is a military order, you must obey! I also need you to report this matter to His Majesty."
Xie Yuheng knew that he would be of no help if he went now, and the thieves lurking in the dark might use him to restrain Brother Chu.
After all, his identity is there.
"Yes, Brother Chu, you must take care of your own safety."
Duke Xie and Xie Yuheng comforted Jiu Yue and explained to her the turmoil that year and how she was stolen by thieves at birth.
The more Duke Xie spoke, the redder his eyes became. Jiu Yue did not blame the Xie family for finding her.
Instead, he comforted Duke Xie, "Duke..."
She cried out, then realized she was wrong and immediately changed her words, "Dad, you don't need to blame yourself. Your daughter doesn't blame you. This is an urgent matter. Dad and I should go to see His Majesty immediately."
Not only did she not feel strange, but she was also very grateful that she could meet her biological parents in her lifetime.
And all her fantasies came true, she really was the daughter of that kind-hearted lady.
Duke Xie felt even more upset when he saw his sensible daughter, but now was not the time for him to feel upset.
Duke Xie sent someone back to his house to invite his wife to come and meet her biological daughter.
He gave Jiuyue some more instructions, and asked Li Yuwan, Madam Feng and Princess Zhong to take care of Chaohua and Jiuyue first, then hurried towards the study.
Shen Zhao also quickly left the palace.
Shen Tianci was looking outside the palace gate. The moment he saw Shen Zhao appear, his blood-stained face instantly became excited.
He hurried forward and said quickly:
"General, this is bad. Young Master Pang has been kidnapped by thieves. Second Young Master Pang and Prince Wu have also been seriously injured."
Shen Zhao beckoned Shen Tianci to get on the carriage, "Come up first, and tell me if you have anything to say on the way."
Then he instructed the driver:
"Rush to the Jingzhong Camp immediately without delay."
Shen Tianci was pulled onto the carriage by Chu Yi.
When Shen Zhao saw Shen Tianci's current appearance clearly, his face immediately became heavy.
Tianci was seriously injured. His hands were still trembling and shaking, and blood was dripping from them.
The clothes on his body were already tattered, and the cuts caused by swords and knives were hastily applied with some medicine.
The wound obviously had not stopped bleeding, and the outer clothes were soaked in red.
Shen Zhao took out the medicine from the carriage and wanted to treat Shen Tianci's wound again.
Shen Tianci refused with red eyes:
"I have already taken the medicine. General, there is no need to worry about me."
Shen Zhao ignored Shen Tianci's refusal and forcefully treated the wounds on his body.
She grew up in a military camp with her father and brothers, and treating wounds was a common occurrence for her.
While carefully cleaning Shen Tianci's wound, he asked:
"What exactly happened in the Jingzhong Camp? How did those thieves sneak in? Is there anyone in the camp to help them? And how was Pang Yunjin kidnapped by those thieves?"
"Have you sent someone to the Pang Mansion and the Marquis of Loyalty Mansion to pass on the message?"
When Shen Zhao asked the question, she clearly felt Shen Tianci's body stiffen.
Shen Tianci recalled the scene at that time and said with a guilty conscience:
"It's all my fault, General!"
After saying this, Shen Tianci shed silent tears, his shoulders trembling, he buried his face between his bloodstained hands, sobbing:
"It was me who brought those thieves in, causing the innocent deaths of my brothers... I'm the one who deserves to die..."
Shen Zhao paused as he applied the medicine to Shen Tianci.
Shen Tianci was still crying, and at this moment he was crying heartbreakingly.
With his injured hand, he kept beating himself hard, trying to beat himself to death to atone for his sins.
"Stop crying! Tell me what's going on!"
Shen Zhao gave an order, and Shen Tianci slowly raised his head.
His eyes were filled with deep guilt.
"Today at noon, I was leading a patrol when a group of villagers arrived outside the camp, who looked like they were from a nearby village."
"The day before yesterday, I received your order, General, stating that something unusual had occurred in Kyoto City and that we should be on guard against any unusual individuals."
"I immediately became alert and went to check it out myself."
At this point, a trace of regret and resentment appeared on Shen Tianci's face.
"I didn't expect those people weren't villagers at all, and they were known to my subordinates... They were former members of the Northwest Army."
Shen Zhao's expression instantly became serious.
She seemed to have thought of something, and waited uncertainly for Shen Tianci to continue.
"The leader was once a centurion in the Northwest Army. He told his subordinates that their group was assigned to General Chen of Linhai."
"From the moment they were expelled to Linhai, they lost everything."
"The Linhai Army didn't treat them as human beings. They also said that many of their brothers were killed by the Linhai Army. The few hundred people who remained had escaped with all their might."
"I came to Kyoto specifically to seek refuge with you, General. Seeing that you are an old friend, I didn't think too much about it."
"And these people are indeed members of the Northwest Army. Many of my subordinates can call out their names. In addition, they are thin and their clothes are tattered. I didn't think much of it and took them back to the camp."
“Who knows…” Shen Tianci couldn’t bear to continue.
Chen Zhao had already guessed what happened next. These Northwest Army troops had rebelled. They were no longer the Northwest Army of the past.
Chen Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "There are only a few hundred of them. How could they cause a riot?"
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